UNM faculty in linguistics, psychology and music kick off fall Lightning Lounge events Sept. 10

We’re excited for another round of UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge events this fall. We want to see you, and we already have some great speakers lined up. The dates are Sept. 10, Oct. 15 and Nov. 19. 

The September event features three of the four winners of the 2025 Research and Creative Works Leadership Award; James F. Cavanagh of Psychology, whose talk is What’s Dopamine Got to do With it?; Melvatha Chee of Linguistics, whose talk is Eleven Hours Per Minute: Developing Indigenous Child Language Research; and Peter Gilbert of Music, whose talk is If it Never Ends, Does it Mean Anything?

Please note that we have a new location and time for the Lightning Lounges this semester. They will still be on Wednesdays, but will take place from 3:30 – 4:30 in the Honors College Forum. 

If you haven’t attended before, please join! Faculty colleagues give short talks about their research and scholarship, and time is available for questions during and after the event. No registration required. Come meet new people, network and learn! The Lightning Lounge is hosted by ADVANCE at UNM, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of the Vice President for Research.

If you are interested in presenting your research at a future lounge or want to recommend someone, email AVP for Faculty Affairs Christopher Lyons or advance at unm dot edu.